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March 8-11, 2000 Target Center & Mariucci Arena
2000 State Tournament Leading Scorers
| Player | Class | Team | Goals | Assists | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bochenski | Class AA | Blaine | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Todd O’Hara | Class A | Breck School | 3 | 3 | 6 |
NORTHWEST SURGE
Blaine opened the door for the now Northwest Suburban Conference with an impressive state tournament run. The Bengals, making their fourth state tournament appearance, opened with a 4-1 victory over Rochester Mayo in the Class AA quarterfinals. Rochester Mayo had entered the tournament at 23-2. Blaine then posted a 4-3 victory over Hastings, the Class AA runner-up the season prior. In the big-school title game, Blaine rolled to a 6-0 victory over Duluth East behind two goals each from Matt Moore and Trevor Frischmon. Blaine would be the first of four schools in the northwest metro to win championships. Breck won the Class A crown with a 3-2 victory over Warroad. Jake Brenk and Joe Adams scored goals for the Mustangs in snapping a I-all tie.
SLAP SHOTS
- For the first time in five state tournaments, there was not at least one overtime during the semifinals.
- Sauk Rapids-Rice was the tournament newcomer in Class A. It was the only state tournament appearance for the Storm.
- Tournament Attendance: 106,918
Rochester Mayo - Class AA Section 1
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Jakaitis | G | 1 |
| Andy Canzanello | D | 2 |
| Dan Bastian | W | 3 |
| Joe Cicora | D | 4 |
| Mark Pettis | D | 5 |
| Kyle Senne | W | 6 |
| Brandon Buskowiak | C | 7 |
| Andy Gastineau | D | 8 |
| Cam Pittelkow | C | 9 |
| Tim Gerlesberger | W | 10 |
| Travis Krahn | W | 11 |
| Brian Fisher | W | 12 |
| Scott Thauwald | C | 14 |
| Nick Harper | D | 15 |
| Tony Sikkink | D | 17 |
| David Nash | G | 18 |
| Mike Vlasak | W | 19 |
| Mitch Hanson | C | 20 |
| Sage Swanson | W | 21 |
| Sam Everson | W | 22 |
| Ben Krahn | Manager | |
| Lorne Grosso | Co-Head Coach | |
| Jeff Whitney | Co-Head Coach |
Hastings - Class AA Section 2
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Derrick Pfeffer | W | 4 |
| Andy Hartung | D | 6 |
| Casey Welch | C | 7 |
| Matt VanDerBosch | W | 9 |
| Adam Denn | W | 10 |
| Adam Gerlach | W | 11 |
| Adam Welch | D | 12 |
| Eric Laumeyer | D | 14 |
| Nick Harris | W | 15 |
| Nic Reichenbach | D | 16 |
| Cody Swanson | C | 17 |
| Travis Kieffer | W | 18 |
| Pete Swanson | W | 19 |
| Mike Peterson | C | 20 |
| Jon Orman | C | 21 |
| Joe Iallonardo | W | 23 |
| Eric Dreher | D | 24 |
| Joe Stewart | D | 27 |
| Matt Klein | G | 29 |
| Brent Stariha | G | 33 |
| Jason Stoffel | Manager | |
| Josh Geisinger | Manager | |
| Russ Welch | Head Coach | |
| Mike Johnson | Assistant Coach |
Hill-Murray - Class AA Section 3
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Landon Franzmeier | G | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | D | 6 |
| Dan Carlson | C | 7 |
| Bob Hejny | C | 8 |
| Kyle Holzinger | C | 9 |
| Christian Toll | W | 10 |
| Andy Nolan | W & C | 11 |
| Matt Krengel | D | 12 |
| Jim McKenzie | W | 15 |
| Steve Czech | D | 16 |
| Derek McCarty | W & C | 17 |
| Ted Dickhudt | W | 19 |
| Bobby Ahmann | W | 19 |
| Matt Czech | D | 20 |
| Dan Kehler | G | 21 |
| Casey O. Regan | D | 22 |
| Peter Allen | W | 24 |
| Brandon Chicone | W | 25 |
| Mitch Frokjer | D | 26 |
| Matt Shillings | W | 27 |
| Tom Johnston | Manager | |
| Steve Gahler | Manager | |
| Bill Lechner | Head Coach | |
| Pat Schafhauser | Assistant Coach |
Blaine - Class AA Section 4
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Witkowski | G | 1 |
| Doug Witkowski | W | 3 |
| Dan Grassman | D | 5 |
| Trevor Frischmon | W | 6 |
| Tony Nelson | D | 7 |
| Roy Peterson | W | 8 |
| Scott Foyt | D | 9 |
| Matt Hendricks | C | 10 |
| Chad Smith | C | 12 |
| Brandon Bochenski | W | 14 |
| Marcus Rymer | D | 18 |
| Ben Kelly | W | 19 |
| Scott Romfo | D & W | 20 |
| Andy Johnson | W | 21 |
| Dan Ubl | W | 23 |
| Dan Holmgren | W | 25 |
| Matt Moore | C | 26 |
| Mike Johnson | D | 27 |
| Chris Brown | D | 28 |
| Ben Griffith | G | 31 |
| Suzanne Stangeland | Manager | |
| Cassie Hogdal | Manager | |
| Steve Larson | Co-Head Coach | |
| Scott Bjugstad | Co-Head Coach | |
| Steve Guider | Assistant Coach |
Bloomington Jefferson - Class AA Section 5
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Timm Lorenz | G | 1 |
| Ryan Smith | D | 2 |
| Eric Lindquist | D | 3 |
| Nick Coffman | W & D | 4 |
| Ryan Hallquist | D | 5 |
| Adam Dirlam | D | 6 |
| B.J. Lange | W | 7 |
| Jim Humbert | W | 8 |
| Christian Koelling | W | 9 |
| Mike Ramthun | W | 10 |
| Mike Bernhagen | C | 11 |
| Jon Hendrickson | W | 12 |
| Tom Gilbert | D | 14 |
| Brian Johnson | C | 16 |
| Ross Greenhagen | W | 17 |
| Chris Lindahl | D | 18 |
| Joey Wineberg | C | 19 |
| Bryan Shackle | D | 21 |
| Matt Duncan | W | 22 |
| Jeremy Earl | G | 35 |
| Patrick Gibbs | Manager | |
| Kelly Bergmann | Manager | |
| Tom Saterdalen | Head Coach | |
| Mike Thomas | Assistant Coach |
Edina - Class AA Section 6
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Tim McCarthy | G | 1 |
| Steven Cornelius | F | 2 |
| Chris Gehrke | D | 3 |
| Will Wetterlin | D | 4 |
| John Peskar | D | 5 |
| Andy Thiss | F | 6 |
| John Davis | F | 7 |
| Dustin Heigl | F | 8 |
| Rolf Ulvin | F | 9 |
| Billy Jenkins | D | 10 |
| John Reimann | F | 11 |
| Adam Becker | F | 13 |
| Bob Anderson | F | 15 |
| Steve Eastman | F | 16 |
| Scott Strand | F | 17 |
| Beau Kretzman | F | 18 |
| John Merrill | D | 19 |
| P.J. Atherton | D | 20 |
| Josh Budish | F | 22 |
| Chris Kapsen | G | 23 |
| Rick Hanson | Manager | |
| John Boss | Manager | |
| Curt Giles | Head Coach | |
| Dick Blooston | Assistant Coach |
Duluth East - Class AA Section 7
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Amadio | D | 3 |
| Mike Olds | D | 4 |
| Zach Burns | F | 10 |
| Andy LeTourneau | F | 12 |
| Tony Sternberg | F | 14 |
| Tom Simonson | F | 15 |
| Timmy Johnson | F | 16 |
| Trevor Marmon | F | 17 |
| Nick Nelson | F | 18 |
| Mike Stellmaker | D | 19 |
| Weston Tardy | D | 20 |
| Tom Allen | D | 21 |
| Nick Licari | F | 27 |
| Tom Sawatske | D | 28 |
| Ross Carlson | F | 31 |
| Luke Kuettel | F | 32 |
| Dan Hoehne | G | 34 |
| Eric Johnson | F | 39 |
| Adam Murphy | G | 42 |
| Tommy Kolar | F | 44 |
| Jim Randolph | Manager | |
| Mike Jones | Manager | |
| Mike Randolph | Head Coach | |
| Larry Trachsel | Assistant Coach |
Roseau - Class AA Section 8
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Erickson | G | 1 |
| Josh Grahn | D | 2 |
| Marc Tveit | D | 3 |
| Robby Lundbohm | D | 4 |
| Ross Miller | D | 5 |
| Joe Adams | C | 6 |
| Jerid Loken | W | 7 |
| Blair Comstock | W | 8 |
| Andy Evans | W | 9 |
| Parry Eidsmoe | D | 10 |
| David Klema | C | 11 |
| Luke Erickson | W | 12 |
| Erik Fabian | W | 14 |
| Casey Thompson | W | 15 |
| Aaron Degerness | C | 16 |
| Chad Rice | D | 17 |
| Ryan Fevold | W | 18 |
| Bobby John Byfuglien | W | 19 |
| Derek Bergstrom | C | 20 |
| Jake Brandt | G | 30 |
| Frank Wookey | Manager | |
| Aaron Broten | Head Coach | |
| Brian Bergstrom | Assistant Coach |
Rochester Lourdes - Class A Section 1
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Stuart | D | 2 |
| Chris Prescott | F | 3 |
| Nick Lent | F | 4 |
| Kevin Huck | F | 5 |
| Brian English | F | 6 |
| Nate Strauss | F | 7 |
| Charlie Cobb | D | 8 |
| Mike Lawler | F | 9 |
| Nick Meeker | F | 10 |
| Dan Smith | G | 11 |
| Sean Brownlow | F | 12 |
| Alex Miller | F | 14 |
| Sam Schmitz | D | 15 |
| K.C. Clark | F | 16 |
| Jake Taylor | D | 18 |
| Brandon Harrington | F | 19 |
| Chris Sullivan | F | 20 |
| Shaun Meinke | F | 21 |
| Charley Schmidt | F | 22 |
| Matt Anderson | G | 23 |
| Matt Schulte | Manager | |
| Joe Buda | Manager | |
| Jay Ness | Head Coach | |
| Bob Ellinghysen | Assistant Coach |
Sauk Rapids-Rice - Class A Section 2
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Raduns | C | 3 |
| Jacob Athman | D | 5 |
| Jeremy Rogosheske | W | 6 |
| John Schultz | C | 7 |
| Daniel Pickens | W | 8 |
| Michael Lynch | D | 10 |
| Brian Ogg | W | 11 |
| Nathan Larson | D | 12 |
| Nick Lassi | W | 14 |
| Jason Murphy | D | 15 |
| Rusty Dahl | C | 16 |
| Joe Miller | W | 17 |
| Travis Armbrust | W | 20 |
| Matt Wocken | D | 21 |
| Brooks Meierhofer | D | 22 |
| Cody Gebhardt | W | 27 |
| Michael Wichman | G | 30 |
| Jake Nevela | G | 31 |
| Chad Haller | C | 32 |
| Travis Hedlund | G | 35 |
| Cory Wichman | Manager | |
| Kris Olson | Manager | |
| Sheldon Weston | Head Coach | |
| Jeremy VanHalbeck | Assistant Coach |
Farmington - Class A Section 3
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Donnelly | W | 1 |
| Bernie Reis | G | 3 |
| Mike Carey | C | 5 |
| Dan Sindelar | C | 6 |
| Nick Proulx | C | 7 |
| Bryan Chambers | D | 8 |
| Boe Barlage | D | 9 |
| David Schultz | W | 11 |
| Stefan Swenson | W | 12 |
| Bart Ellingson | W | 14 |
| Grant Schmidt | W | 15 |
| Brandon Matthees | W | 16 |
| C.J. Adelmann | D | 17 |
| Kevin Lugowski | W | 18 |
| John Feely | C | 19 |
| Joel Hauge | D | 21 |
| Aaron Kramer | C | 22 |
| Brandon Heinzerling | D | 23 |
| Nate Grimm | D | 24 |
| Craig Carey | G | 30 |
| Jeff Beamish | Manager | |
| Shawn Anderson | Head Coach | |
| Al Tenrich | Assistant Coach |
Fergus Falls - Class A Section 4
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chester Raguse | G | 1 |
| Jeff Sturgeon | W | 2 |
| Nate Townsend | D | 3 |
| David Karst | D | 4 |
| Justin Stock | D | 5 |
| Jason Johnson | W | 6 |
| Ben Brimhall | D | 7 |
| John Ouren | C | 8 |
| Zak Olson | C | 9 |
| Troy Wasiloski | W | 10 |
| Matt Spies | W | 11 |
| David Lindblom | D | 12 |
| Mike Hoefs | W | 14 |
| Josh Anderson | C | 15 |
| Chad Hopponen | W | 16 |
| Ryan Miller | W | 17 |
| Josh Shol | C | 18 |
| Sam Zender | W | 19 |
| D.J. Ecker | D | 20 |
| Ryan Tate | G | 35 |
| Adam Schiedecker | Manager | |
| Brad Bergstrom | Head Coach | |
| Scott Bjerke | Assistant Coach |
Breck School - Class A Section 5
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Adams | W | 1 |
| Adam Dunlap | D | 4 |
| Eric LaFreniere | W | 5 |
| John Adams | D | 6 |
| David O'Hagan | W | 7 |
| Colin Hohman | C | 9 |
| Reid Anderson | W | 10 |
| Tom Simmons | W | 13 |
| Chris Dale | W | 14 |
| Josh Haller | D | 15 |
| David Joiner | D | 19 |
| Jon Septer | D | 20 |
| C.J. Nibbe | C | 21 |
| Jake Brenk | C | 22 |
| Neal Hohman | C | 24 |
| Todd O'Hara | W | 29 |
| Mike Kaupa | C | 34 |
| John Curry | G | 36 |
| Charles Simcox | G | 39 |
| Robert Furst | W | 88 |
| Elizabeth Hayes | Manager | |
| Rebecca Strange | Manager | |
| Wally Chapman | Head Coach | |
| John Frazier | Assistant Coach |
Hutchinson - Class A Section 6
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Brown | G | 1 |
| Adam Kaping | C | 2 |
| Kyle Schantzen | W | 3 |
| Mitch Bruns | D | 6 |
| Jordan Schwarze | C | 7 |
| Robbie Glieden | W | 9 |
| Robin Auer | W | 10 |
| Bobby Nelson | W | 12 |
| Ben Bruhn | D | 14 |
| Scott Linden | D | 16 |
| Mark Hall | W | 20 |
| Derek Plombon | W | 23 |
| Kris Betker | W | 24 |
| Scott Walling | D | 25 |
| Tyler Prahl | D | 26 |
| Chris Woelfel | C | 27 |
| Brian Murphy | G | 31 |
| Keith McKittrick | D | 32 |
| Aaron Jergens | W | 33 |
| Ryan Wylie | W | 42 |
| Mark Stearns | Manager | |
| Todd Grina | Head Coach | |
| Chuck Wedin | Assistant Coach |
International Falls - Class A Section 7
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Olson | G | 1 |
| Travis Bernard | D | 3 |
| Chad Baldwin | F | 5 |
| Beau Readman | D | 6 |
| Mike Hickey | D | 7 |
| Ryan Hilfer | D | 8 |
| Brady Fougner | F | 9 |
| Tom Biondich | F | 10 |
| Ross Johnson | F | 12 |
| Kalan Wagner | F | 13 |
| Lars Helleloid | F | 14 |
| Bill Schrader | F | 15 |
| Derick Zirups | D | 16 |
| Chad Kuffenkam | D | 17 |
| Mitch LaVern | F | 18 |
| Charlie Schuman | F | 19 |
| Critter Nagurski | F | 20 |
| Mike Jensen | F & D | 21 |
| Chris Krzoska | F | 22 |
| Jayme Fisher | G | 30 |
| Greg Rousseau | Manager | |
| Nick Sutch | Manager | |
| Kevin Gordon | Head Coach | |
| John Prettyman | Assistant Coach |
Warroad - Class A Section 8
| Roster | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Brian McFarlane | G | 1 |
| Kevin Muller | D | 3 |
| Nick Marvin | D | 4 |
| Cory Monshaugen | F & D | 6 |
| Matt Aker | LW & C | 8 |
| Bryan Hontvet | D | 9 |
| Alex Mohrbacher | LW | 10 |
| Jesse George | C & LW | 11 |
| Travis Olafson | D | 12 |
| Justin Skogman | C | 13 |
| Tyrone Cole | D | 14 |
| Marty Cole | D | 15 |
| Albert Hasbargen | C | 17 |
| Tony Selvog | LW & C | 18 |
| Justin Tveit | RW & C | 19 |
| Joe McFarlane | LW | 20 |
| Mitch Thortsen | RW & C | 22 |
| Brandon Poole | RW | 24 |
| Justin Solie | LW | 27 |
| Todd King | G | 29 |
| Adam Anderson | Manager | |
| Traci Montebello | Manager | |
| Cary Eades | Head Coach | |
| Dennis Fermoyle | Assistant Coach |
